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Winter solstice means 'illumination' at California mission
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 5:00 pm
by tabby
Winter solstice means 'illumination' at California mission - latimes.com
What a wonderful sight to experience! I don't know why people can't accept that it's no mere coincidence. There's nothing new under the sun ... no pun intended! I'm certain they knew exactly what they were doing regarding placement of the church & windows.
Winter solstice means 'illumination' at California mission
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:13 pm
by Bryn Mawr
tabby;1379673 wrote: Winter solstice means 'illumination' at California mission - latimes.com
What a wonderful sight to experience! I don't know why people can't accept that it's no mere coincidence. There's nothing new under the sun ... no pun intended! I'm certain they knew exactly what they were doing regarding placement of the church & windows.
Neolithic man was doing exactly the same thing three tousand years ago - the passage tomb at Newgrange in County Meath in Ireland is a good example :-
Winter Solstice - Newgrange Ireland
Winter solstice means 'illumination' at California mission
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:43 pm
by chonsigirl
Of course they knew when they built the churches, and it makes it special still as those days come around and the sunlight lights specific places. Makes me miss the San Gabriel mission, that was the one closest to me and we went in there often.